Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked retail chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Goodwill and Staples sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goodwill | ▲4 | +18.2% |
| 2 | Staples | ▲2 | +12.7% |
| 3 | Hobby Lobby | ▲1 | +11.4% |
| 4 | pOpshelf | ▲4 | +8.9% |
| 5 | Kimbrell's Furniture | ▲2 | +8.5% |
| 6 | Victoria's Secret | ▲3 | +8.0% |
| 7 | Men's Wearhouse | ▲4 | +7.8% |
| 8 | Batteries Plus Bulbs | - | +7.2% |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet | ▲2 | +6.9% |
| 10 | Marshalls | - | +6.8% |
| 11 | HomeGoods | ▲1 | +6.7% |
| 12 | Barnes & Noble | ▲3 | +5.9% |
| 13 | Ross Dress for Less | - | +5.2% |
| 14 | Dollar General | - | +4.8% |
| 15 | Journeys | - | +4.5% |
Store footprint
Store map
1,132 tracked store locations in Columbia, SC, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 193 of the 1,132 stores (17%); 589 of the 697 tracked chains have a single store here.
- Discount Store (196)
- Vape & Tobacco Shops (57)
- Specialty Store (54)
- Home Improvement Center (45)
- Thrift Stores (44)
- Furniture Store (42)
- Women's Contemporary (40)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dollar General 99
- 2 Family Dollar 35
- 3 Dollar Tree 31
- 4 Walmart 17
- 5 Hibbett Sports 11
- 6 Lowe's Home Improvement 10
- 7 Cato Fashions 9
- 8 Goodwill 9
- 9 Tractor Supply Co. 8
- 10 Ace Hardware 7
- 11 Big Lots 6
- 12 Citi Trends 6
- 13 Shoe Dept. 6
- 14 Sherwin-Williams 6
- 15 Wild Birds Unlimited 6
- 16 Target 6
- 17 Hobby Lobby 6
- 18 Kimbrell's Furniture 5
- 19 PetSmart 5
- 20 Rack Room Shoes 5
- 21 Farmers Home Furniture 5
- 22 Rainbow Shops 5
- 23 Harbor Freight Tools 5
- 24 Five Below 5
- 25 Kay Jewelers 5
- 26 Barnes & Noble 5
- 27 Claire's 5
- 28 Planet Vapor 5
- 29 Ross Dress for Less 4
- 30 Best Buy 4
- 31 Office Depot 4
- 32 The Home Depot 4
- 33 Lane Bryant 4
- 34 Plato's Closet 4
- 35 Staples 4
- 36 Marshalls 4
- 37 Burlington 4
- 38 Pet Supplies Plus 4
- 39 Pet Supermarket 3
- 40 Books-A-Million 3
- 41 Kohl's 3
- 42 A&J Tobacco & Vape 3
- 43 Value City Furniture 3
- 44 Journeys 3
- 45 Bath & Body Works 3
- 46 Belk 3
- 47 pOpshelf 3
- 48 Bealls 3
- 49 Petco 3
- 50 Victoria's Secret 3
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